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The impact of domestic violence

In over 75 percent of women's homicides in Minnesota in the last decade, the perpetrator was a current or former intimate partner ... Between 30 to 40 percent of all homicides in Minnesota were domestic violence-related.

Marriage rights celebrated: Cathy ten Broeke and Margaret Miles: The impact of being legally married

Cathy ten Broeke (above, left) and Margaret Miles with their…

Ellen Kennedy: Eliminating discrimination against women

The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

Everyday Terrorism: The intersection of guns and domestic violence

Almost two-thirds of women murdered with guns are killed by intimate partners.

Everytown for Gun Safety in Minnesota: “Not a fringe issue”

Currently, says Commers, there are three types of sales that do not require background checks in Minnesota: gun show sales, online sales, and individual-to-individual sales. "Are you OK with it if 60 percent of the drivers on the road with you have had the road test?"

Marit Brock: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense

Marit Brock. Photography by Amber Procaccini. "Nearly three-fourths…

2015 Changemaker: Erica Gerrity and Isis Rising

Building a coalition to pass legislation to support pregnant women and new mothers in Minnesota prisons and jails

2015 Changemakers: The Anna Westin Act

Advocates work to pass legislation to eliminate discrimination for those with eating disorders

Ginger Jentzen: The tipping point

Ginger Jenzten advocates for living wages for fellow servers - and for us all

Refusing the DARK

Jennette Turner, a Right to Know board chair (left), Heather…

Forward, global women

Rula Quawas, a professor at the University of Jordan (left),…

CEED: Seeding Environmental Justice

Ecosystem content is made possible by Organic Lawns by…